In a Hardcore match, Ryuji Ito, Yuji Okabayashi & Shadow WX beat MASADA, Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba in 15:09. Ito pinned Inaba after Dragon Splash. (FYI for those new to Big Japan-MASADA is a gaijin and is not the same person as and is not related in any way to All-Japan star MAZADA)

In a Flourescent Lighttubes & Sword Mountain Death Match, Abdullah Kobayashi beat Takashi Sasaki in 17:50. As a result, Kobayashi can earn a Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight Title shot if he beats Kankuro Hoshino at the next Korakuen on 9/19.Whoever gets the next shot (right now it’s between Kobayashi, Sasaki & Hoshino) would face Ito or whoever is the champion at some point later this year. Ito is next scheduled to defend the title at a CZW event in Philadelphia on September 10.